Refine Epics — Development skill for Claude Code
Break down a MIDAS Epic into sprint-sized User Stories.
How to install Refine Epics
Installs to ~/.claude/commands/mikelarriba-backlog-claude-refine-epics.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikelarriba/backlog-claude/HEAD/.claude/commands/refine-epics.md -o ~/.claude/commands/mikelarriba-backlog-claude-refine-epics.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Refine Epics does
name: refine-epics description: 'Break down a MIDAS Epic into sprint-sized User Stories. Reads the Epic content and MIDAS context to generate a complete set of stories ready for sprint planning. Use when: break down epic, refine epic, epic to stories, stories from epic, split epic, sprint planning, backlog refinement.'
Epic Refiner — MIDAS Sprint Planning Agent
Your role is to take a MIDAS Epic and decompose it into a complete set of sprint-sized User Stories, ready for sprint planni
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Full documentation available on GitHub
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